3/17/14 newsletter

Rosary & Adoration

Each Friday, at 7:15 in the chapel, recitation of the Rosary and Adoration is offered. All are welcome to attend.

Food Fight

During Lent we are donating food to Catholic Charities (3/17-4/16).  Please bring in canned, boxed and bagged food (rice, pasta, beans).  We can sabotage other classes by bringing in money.  A flyer came home explaining the “Food Fight” in greater detail.  The first place class will win a prize.

Annual Parent Club Auction

The auction is coming up!  April 12^th at OLM School.  Mark your calendars and plan on attending this school fundraiser. 

Spring Conferences

Spring conferences are March 24^th - March 28^{th .}  These are also minimum days.  Dismissal will be at 12:30.

Report Cards

Report Cards go home on Friday please sign and return them on the following Monday.

Dates To Remember

3/24-3/28  Minimum Days,  Conferences & Book Fair

4/9  Lenten Reflection

4/12  Auction

3-4-14 newsletter

Practice, practice, practice:

Please help your child practice all sight words.  Children who have demonstrate sight word fluency can join the sight word club and get a prize!

Dress Code: 

Mrs. Blackburn has reminded us that shoes need to be black, brown, grey, white, or blue, all one color.  If you have any questions please refer to the handbook.

Ash Wednesday/Lent

Lent begins this week. Our School family will gather in the auditorium for Mass and distribution of ashes on Ash Wednesday, March 5th, at 8:15am. Please join us. We will also gather each Friday morning in Lent to meditate on the Stations of the Cross.

Dates To Remember:

3/5 Ash Wednesday Mass  8:15

3/7 Stations of the Cross 8:15

3/7 12:30 Dismissal

3/13 & 3/14  No School- Religious Ed. Conference

3/17 Green Free Dress

3/21 Report Cards go home

3/24-28  Minimum Days,  Conferences & Book Fair

2/24/14

Kindergarten Newsletter

2/24/14

Letter of the Week:  Zz

Sight Words:  but, get, good, has, all

Prayer of the Month:  Act of Love

Ash Wednesday/Lent

Lent begins next week. Our School family will gather in the auditorium for Mass and distribution of ashes on Ash Wednesday , March 5^th at 8:15.  All are welcome to attend. Remember students need to wear their Mass day uniform.

Stations of the Cross:

We will also gather each Friday morning in Lent to meditate on the Stations of the Cross.

Continue to practice:

·      Sight words

·      Reading and counting #s to 30 or higher if you can. 

·      Writing and ordering numbers to 30.

·      Reading and Writing—create simple sentences using sight words and phonetic spelling.

Dates to Remember

3/5  Ash Wednesday Mass 8:15

3/13 No School

3/14 No School

2-10-14

Kindergarten Newsletter

2/10/14

Letter of the Week:  Xx

Sight Word of the Week:  but, get, good, has, all

Prayer:  Act of Love

International Night is tomorrow! 

6-8 pm in the school auditorium.

This is a great event, come and see what we have been working on!

We have been working very hard learning all about the Philippines.  Thank you to all the parents who have volunteered to cook something or supply paper goods for this fun filled night.

Valentines Day: 

We will be exchanging Valentine’s  on the 13^th.  Please have your child bring 32 valentines to school on or by the 13^th.  You don’t need to put each students name on the card simply sign each card with your child’s name.  For example “From Johnny”.

This is also a free dress day. Students are to wear red, white, or pink. 

Snack will be provided.  A sign up sheet is posted outside our class door.

Dates to Remember:

2/13 Progress Reports go home

2/13 Valentine’s Day Party

2/13 Valentines free dress

2/14 No school

2/17 No school

Kindergarten Newsletter

1/21/14

Prayer:  Nicene Creed

Sight Words of the Week:  me, at, here, this, was

Help Needed: 

Our country for International Night is Philippines. If you have any items ( coins, postcards, photos, etc) from the Philippines can we borrow them?   If you like to cook can you help us with a Filipino recipe? Thanks!

Report Cards:

Thank you to all of you that signed and returned the report cards so promptly.  

Permission Slips/ Drivers Needed:

Thank you also to those that have signed and returned the permission slips for the Catholic Schools Mass at St. Patrick's.  If you have not already returned the permission slip, please do so as soon as possible.  I will be in need of drivers.  If you can help out it would be greatly appreciated.

Catholic Schools Week:

The Sunday 9:00 mass, January 26, will kick off Catholic Schools Week.  Make sure your child wears their school uniform to the mass that they are attending.  More information about the week will be in next week's blog.  

REMINDERS:

The only sweaters or sweatshirts allowed are OLM ones.

Any coat or jacket may be worn at recess but may not be worn in the classroom.

Please check the handbook for hair accessories.  Some that are worn are not acceptable.

Leggings are not allowed.  Tights are acceptable.

Please check your child's homework before it is returned.  Be sure to do the  bonus questions.

12-19-13

Just a reminder, tomorrow is a free dress day.  

Also school is out at 12:30 tomorrow.  

There is no extended care.